Handle and shank for sickle blades and the like



Feb. 8 1927.

P. ALLEN HANDLE AND SHANK FORSICKLE BLADES AND THE LIKE Filed March 27, 1925 INVENTOR. Percy Allen BY x 14 TTORNEY,

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UNITED, sire-res 1,611,004 PATENT OFFICE.

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HANDLE AND snark-non. SICKLE BLADES AND THE LIKE.

' Application filed'fla'rch 27, 1925. Serial No. 18,776.

This invention relates to. sickles andthe obj ectof th invention. is to provide a. handle and support; for a sickle blade. 7

One of the principal objects of the invention to provide a shank for a sickle formed of sheet metal substantially'V'shaped in'cross section and adapted for the attachment of a wooden handle thereto.

Another object of the invention is to pro-- videa shank adapted to extend through the handle and arranged to prevent'turnmg of the handle on the shank and ,to prevent the gosstiility of the shank com ng out of the an e 'A further object of. the invention is to provide a shank which is'li ht inwei ht and which gives the sickle an erent .ba ance to increase the ease withfwhichthe sickle may be' manipulated.

These objects and the several novelfeatures of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the ferred form of construction by which t ese objects are attained is shown in the accompanying drawings in which- 'Fig. 1 is an elevationof a sickle embodyin my invention.

ig. 2 is a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on line 3-3 of'Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on line H of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on line 6-6 of Fig.1.

F 7 is an enlarged section taken on line '7 of-Fig 1.

As shown in igs. 1, 2 and- 7* the shank is 40 formed from sheet metal which is substantially V shaped in cross-section and the V portion is flattened at the up er end 1 so that the blade 2 may be secure to the shank by the screws 3 which extend through the b ads and are threaded into threaded apertures provided therefor in the flattened end 1 of'the shank. The lower end of the shank extends thro h a wooden handle 4 and tapers toward 1: e end and the extreme lower end of the'shank protrudes from the handle as shown in Fig. 3. A washer 5 .ma he slipped over the lower-end of the sha as shown in Fig. 3 and the end of the shank may be eened'over the washer to prevent the hen e from coming off from the shank.

[treme tapered end of the shank.

I in the metal ferrule 8 of the handle as shown in Fig. 6. By this arrangement the handle is held from turnmg on the shank and at the same time the sickle is arran ed to prevent the shank from pulling out-'0 the handle by means of the washer 5 secured to the ex From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is very simple and efiicient in operation, will not easily get out of order, is of very low manufacturing cost andprovides a device which accomplishes the objects described.

'Havmg thus fully described my invention, its'utilit and mode of operation, what I claim and esire to secure by'iLetters- Patent of the United States is h 1. A handle and shank for sickle blades and the like consisting of a shank substantially V shaped in cross section, one end thereof'having the side walls flattened to parallelielation and provided with a pair of threaded apertures to receive the fastening bolts for the blade, the opposite end of the shank being tapered toward the end, a handle provided with a longitudinal aperture, the tapered end of the shank being forced into the aperture to such position that the extreme end extends through the handle and the free edges of the V portion and the oint of junction of the two sides provide t ree points of contact ofthe shank 95 with the interior wall of the handle, the

.said free ed es being shaped to cut into the said wall 0 the handle, and a washer se cured to the extreme tapered end of the shank for securing the handle in place.

2. A shankand handle for sickle blades and the like consisting of a shank V sha ed in cross section, one end thereof being attened for the attachment of a blade and the other end of the shank being tapered in form, a handle provided with a longitudinal aperture circular in cross section to receive said tapered end, the free edges of the shank and the point of connection of the two sides being forced to frictional engagement with the inner wall of the handle with the extreme end of the shank protruding ,from the end of the handle, and means at the said extreme end to maintain the-handle thereon.

3. A handle and shank for sickle blades and the like consisting of a shank substantially of V shaped form in cross section, one end thereof having the walls of V shape flattened and apertured to receive the fastening bolts for the blade, the opposite end of the shank being ofi'set relativetto the flattened end and being tapered in form, the

araooa handle having a longitudinal aperture ex tending therethrbu h and the handle and shank being assemb ed by forcing the shank into the aperture to cause thesald shank to cut into the inner wall of the handle with the extreme end extending therethrough, and means at the protruding end to prevent withdrawal of the handle.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification.

PERCY ALLEN. 

